Eurotherm EPC2000 User guide

Brand: Eurotherm

Model: EPC2000

Type: User guide

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EPC2000 HMI Demo Application

Eurotherm EPC2000 is a high-performance HMI (Human Machine Interface) device designed for use in industrial automation applications. It features a range of capabilities that make it suitable for a variety of tasks, including:

Monitoring and control of process variables
Data logging and trending
Alarm management
Recipe management
User management
Remote access

The EPC2000 can be used with a variety of Eurotherm controllers, making it a versatile solution for many different applications. It is also compatible with a range of third-party software, making it easy to integrate into existing systems.

Monitoring and control of process variables
Data logging and trending
Alarm management
Recipe management
User management
Remote access

EPC2000 HMI Demo Application

User Guide

HA033449 Issue 1

Date: October 2019

EPC2000 HMI Demo Application Legal Information

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Legal Information

The information provided in this documentation contains general descriptions and/or

technical characteristics of the performance of the products contained herein. This

documentation is not intended as a substitute for and is not to be used for

determining suitability or reliability of these products for specific user applications. It

is the duty of any such user or integrator to perform the appropriate and complete risk

analysis, evaluation and testing of the products with respect to the relevant specific

application or use thereof. Eurotherm Limited, Schneider Electric or any of its

affiliates or subsidiaries shall not be responsible or liable for misuse of the

information contained herein.

If you have any suggestions for improvements or amendments or have found errors

in this publication, please notify us.

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except for a non-exclusive license to consult it on an "as-is" basis, at your own risk.

All other rights are reserved.

All pertinent state, regional, and local safety regulations must be observed when

installing and using this product. For reasons of safety and to help ensure compliance

with documented system data, only the manufacturer should perform repairs to

components.

When devices are used for applications with technical safety requirements, the

relevant instructions must be followed.

Failure to use Eurotherm Limited software or approved software with our hardware

products may result in injury, harm, or improper operating results.

Failure to observe this information can result in injury or equipment damage.

Eurotherm, EurothermSuite, ECAT, EFit, EPack, EPower, Eycon, Eyris, Chessell,

Mini8, nanodac, optivis, piccolo and versadac are trademarks of Eurotherm Limited

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EPC2000 HMI Demo Application Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Legal Information ........................................................................... 3

Table of Contents ........................................................................... 4

Safety Information .......................................................................... 5

Important Information ......................................................................................... 5

Safety and EMC ............................................................................. 6

Overview ........................................................................................ 8

Setup .............................................................................................. 9

Controller............................................................................................................ 9

iTools.................................................................................................................. 9

HMI..................................................................................................................... 9

General ........................................................................................................ 9

User Levels ................................................................................................ 10

Screen Overviews ........................................................................ 11

Green Banner....................................................................................................11

Home Screen ....................................................................................................11

Datalogging ...................................................................................................... 12

Alarms .............................................................................................................. 13

Setpoint Programmer ....................................................................................... 14

Settings ............................................................................................................ 16

Running a Demo .......................................................................... 17

Downloading the Software ............................................................................... 17

Selecting a Program......................................................................................... 17

Editing a Program ............................................................................................ 17

Running a Program .......................................................................................... 17

Common Issues ........................................................................... 18

iTools and Controller Issues ............................................................................. 18

Clone file download unsuccessful: Hardware mismatch............................ 18

Wire connections between blocks disappear in the clone file.................... 18

HMI Issues ....................................................................................................... 18

EPC2000 HMI Demo Application Safety Information

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Safety Information

Important Information

Read these instructions carefully and look at the equipment to become familiar with

the device before trying to install, operate, service, or maintain it. The following

special messages may appear throughout this manual or on the equipment to warn of

potential hazards or to call attention to information that clarifies or simplifies a

procedure.

The addition of either symbol to a “Danger” or “Warning” safety label

indicates that an electrical hazard exists which will result in personal

injury if the instructions are not followed.

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential

personal injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this

symbol to avoid possible injury or death.

Note: Electrical equipment must be installed, operated, serviced and maintained

only by qualified personnel. No responsibility is assumed by Schneider Electric for

any consequences arising out of the use of this material.

Note: A qualified person is one who has skills and knowledge related to the

construction, installation, and operation of electrical equipment, and has received

safety training to recognize and avoid the hazards involved.

DANGER

DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death

or serious injury.

WARNING

WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in

death or serious injury.

CAUTION

CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in

minor or moderate injury.

NOTICE

NOTICE is used to address practices not related to physical injury. The safety alert

symbol shall not be used with this signal word.

EPC2000 HMI Demo Application Safety and EMC

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Safety and EMC

Reasonable Use and Responsibility

The safety of any system incorporating this product is the responsibility of the

assembler/installer of the system.

The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. While

every effort has been made to improve the accuracy of the information, your supplier

shall not be held liable for errors contained herein.

Use in other applications, or failure to observe the installation instructions of this

manual may compromise safety or EMC. The installer must ensure the safety and

EMC of any particular installation.

Failure to use approved software/hardware with our hardware products may result in

injury, harm, or improper operating results.

Please Note

Electrical equipment must be installed, operated, serviced, and maintained only by

qualified personnel.

No responsibility is assumed by Schneider Electric for any consequences arising out

of the use of this material.

A qualified person is one who has skills and knowledge related to the construction

and operation of electrical equipment and its installation, and has received safety

training to recognize and avoid the hazards involved.

Qualification of Personnel

Only appropriately trained persons who are familiar with and understand the contents

of this manual and all other pertinent product documentation are authorized to work

on and with this product.

The qualified person must be able to detect possible hazards that may arise from

parameterization, modifying parameter values and generally from mechanical,

electrical, or electronic equipment.

The qualified person must be familiar with the standards, provisions, and regulations

for the prevention of industrial accidents, which they must observe when designing

and implementing the system.

Intended Use

The product described or affected by this document, together with software and

options, is the EPC2000 HMI Demo Application, intended for industrial use according

to the instructions, directions, examples, and safety information contained in the

present document and other supporting documentation.

The product may only be used in compliance with all applicable safety regulations

and directives, the specified requirements, and the technical data.

Prior to using the product, a risk assessment must be performed in respect of the

planned application. Based on the results, the appropriate safety-related measures

must be implemented.

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Since the product is used as a component within a machine or process, you must

ensure the safety of this overall system.

Operate the product only with the specified cables and accessories. Use only

genuine accessories and spare parts.

Any use other than the use explicitly permitted is prohibited and can result in

unanticipated hazards.

WARNING

UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION

Do not use the product for critical control or protection applications where human or

equipment safety relies on the operation of the product.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury or

equipment damage.

WARNING

UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION

The application of this product requires expertise in the design and programming of

control systems. Only persons with such expertise must be allowed to program,

install, alter and commission this product.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury or

equipment damage.

WARNING

UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION

During commissioning ensure that all operating states and potential fault conditions

are carefully tested. Carefully consider loss of communications and alarms in this

analysis.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury or

equipment damage.

Overview EPC2000 HMI Demo Application

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Overview

This is a demonstration HMI application that has been developed on Blue v3.1 to

work on the Pro-face GP4114T panel in conjunction with a single loop (10

program/24 segment) EPC2000 Programmable Controller.

The application has been designed for use with an EPC2000 Programmable

Controller configuration of 10 programs and 24 segments. It has been optimized for

use with the Heat Cool Template in iTools v9.79.

Using this HMI, the controller can be controlled in three modes: automatic, manual,

and by running a program. Automatic mode allows editing of the setpoint value,

manual mode allows editing of the threshold value, and when a program is running,

the editing functionality of any parameter is disabled. Programs and segments can be

added and edited through the HMI setpoint programmer when in a non-runtime state.

The HMI also carries a datalogging and recording functionality, and an alarm view

with notification, acknowledgement, and inhibit features. Additionally, the HMI can be

used to run an autotune, and edit controller PID variables. The user is expected to

carry out initial setup and configuration of the EPC2000 Programmable Controller

using iTools, then using the HMI for small scale editing.

Supported languages are English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Simplified

Chinese. See "Settings" on page 16 for information on how to change operating

language.

The application has not been optimised for scaling to larger interfaces and should

only be used on the 4.3 inch GP4114T Pro-face panel.

EPC2000 HMI Demo Application Setup

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Setup

See "Running a Demo" on page 17 for step-by-step list on demo application setup.

Controller

The controller should be configured to 10 programs, 24 segments. Software version

of the EPC2000 should be V2.03 or higher for compatibility with iTools.

iTools

The HMI has been optimized for the iTools EPC2000 V2.03 PID Heat Cool Template,

in iTools version 9.79.

Controller default configuration password is CFGPASSWORD for access mode.

Note: The parameter ‘holdback style’ must be configured in iTools as ‘program’

(not segment). Holdback style is therefore editable in the ‘program edit’ section of the

HMI: individual edit of holdback style through the segment is not possible.

See "Common Issues" on page 18 for common setup issues.

HMI

General

Please note the following:

• The character limit for all input fields is 10 characters.

• Temperature units are read from the controller and set through iTools.

• A USB memory stick must be plugged in before the HMI is powered up, for the

datalogging feature to correctly function. It is not possible to record data if the

USB is not connected prior to powering up the HMI.

• Time Span of the datalogging graph defaults to zero at startup, so must be

adjusted on the Datalogging View Settings page to view values on the

datalogging graph.

• It is recommended that programs are built using iTools for efficiency, whilst the

HMI is used only for editing parameters.

EPC2000 HMI Demo Application Setup

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User Levels

Three access levels have been included; Operator, Engineer, and Service.

Password protection has been assigned across the following functions at these user

access levels:

Default passwords are:

User Password

Operator 1111

Engineer 2222

Service 3333

The logout function defaults to the Operator level.

User Level

Function Operator Engineer Service

Edit SP of controller

✔✔✔

Edit power output of controller

✔✔✔

Run, pause, stop a program

✔✔✔

Start and stop recording data

✔✔✔

Change filename of data being recorded

✔✔

Choose parameters viewed on datalogging graph

✔✔✔

Edit date, time and language

✔✔✔

Acknowledge Alarms

✔✔✔

Inhibit Alarms

✔✔✔

Change the program

✔✔✔

Advance a segment

✔✔✔

Edit program parameters

✔✔✔

Edit segment parameters

✔✔✔

Access HMI settings

✔✔✔

Access hardware configuration

✔

Access controller settings

✔✔

EPC2000 HMI Demo Application Screen Overviews

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Screen Overviews

Green Banner

This banner is available across all screens. Access to user login is available on every

screen. The banner contains back/home navigation and heading information when

relevant including informational icons to notify alarm and recording states.

Figure 1 Green banner

Home Screen

Main View shows the process value, enclosed by a circular bar denoting power

output. The power output bar shows as orange when the heat output is being driven,

and blue when a cooling output is being driven. Corresponding heater and fan icons

are visible for when the process is in heat or cool.

A toggle button allows switching between Manual and Auto modes, enabling editing

of Setpoint or Power Output.

Figure 2 Home Screen (Auto mode)

Navigation: User login page

Also shows current user level

‘Alarm inhibited’

indicator icon

‘Datalogger recording’

indicator icon

Navigation: Quick access to alarm

page. ‘Alarm triggered’ indicator icon

Banner

(see Figure 1)

Datalogging

Navigation:

Alarms

Process Value

Navigation:

Setpoint

Programmer

Navigation:

Settings

Setpoint Value (/Power

output threshold value)

Manual/Auto

toggle button

Heat/Cool

Indicator icon

Relay on/off

Power output

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Figure 3 Home Screen (program running mode)

Datalogging

Variable values can be recorded to a *.csv file when a USB memory stick is

connected at startup. Datalogging settings allow adjustment of values seen on the

graph, and the graph time frame.

Note: These adjustments are only reflected on the datalogging graph view, and

that all data and values will be exported to a *.csv file regardless of the variables

selected.

Figure 4 Datalogging

Navigation: Access to program runtime

information when a program is running

Setpoint Value (/Power output threshold

value). Disabled when program is running

Manual/Auto

toggle button

Disabled when

program is

running

Program run state

Editable name

of recorded

*.csv file.

Name limited to

10 characters.

Record enable/disable toggle

Access to

datalogging

settings

IO1, OP2, OP3,

SP, PV, and

Control Output

values can be

viewed on graph

EPC2000 HMI Demo Application Screen Overviews

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Figure 5 Datalogging View Settings

Alarms

All six alarm types and threshold values (setup through iTools) will be visible. The

following behavior is exhibited:

Alarms can be acknowledged using ‘tickbox’ button. Separately, alarms can be

inhibited when alarm behaviour needs to be muted.

Note: If wiring is used (through iTools) on the inhibit of the alarms, HMI input will

not be able to overwrite these actions. If the Heat Cool template has been used,

Alarm 5 DigHi is permanently inhibited due to the template wiring.

Alarm notification can be seen in the green banner when it is active. The notification

symbol appears when an alarm is triggered, and stays visible for as long as an alarm

is active, and also if an alarm is no longer active, but unacknowledged.

Edit timespan

on datalogging

graph Y-axis

On/Off buttons

enable view of

different

variables on the

datalogging

graph

Table 1: Alarm Behavior

State Line behavior

No alarm, no acknowledgment required None (gray text, gray background)

In alarm and unacknowledged Flash red background, white text

Acknowledged and in alarm Hold red background, white text

No alarm, previously in alarm and unacknowledged Red text, gray background

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Figure 6 Alarms

Setpoint Programmer

Ten programs are available for selection and editing. Edits can be made to the

overall program via the program edit page, and edits can also be made to individual

segments. Segments can only be edited separately, after which, the user must return

to the program overview to edit the next segment. When a program is running,

runtime information is shown in the place of the editing functionality.

It is recommended that programmes are built using iTools, whilst the HMI is used

only for editing or simple programming. See "Running a Demo" on page 17 for steps

on how to load and run a program.

Figure 7 Setpoint Programmer

List of Alarms and

Thresholds.

Color change

occurs when in

alarm

(see Table 1:)

‘Alarm

acknowledge’

button for each

alarm

‘Alarm inhibit’

toggle button for

each alarm

Select program

Navigation:

Program edit

Run program

Left & Right tabbing to

move along segments

Navigation:

Select individual

segment for

segment editing

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Figure 8 Program Edit

Figure 9 Segment Edit

Program

name edit

Editable fields

for program

variables.

Tap to scroll

through options.

Segment

type, press

to change

Segment

name edit

Set must be

tapped after

duration values

have been

edited

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Settings

The expected use of this section is in a commissioning capacity, and that access to,

and editing of items in this section will not be required once initial setup has taken

place. HMI settings allow editing of the time and date format and changing of

language. Panel hardware configuration settings can also be accessed from here.

Controller settings enable autotune to be run, and PID variables to be edited.

Figure 10 HMI Settings

Figure 11 Controller Settings

Edit date

format

Edit date and

time values

Change

language

Navigation:

Access to HMI

Hardware

Settings

Date and time

Run Autotune

Autotune

progress

information

Edit PID values

EPC2000 HMI Demo Application Running a Demo

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Running a Demo

The procedures described here detail how to:

• Download software

• Select a program

• Edit a program

• Run a program

Refer to the following sections for more details.

Refer to "Screen Overviews" on page 11 for details of the relevant buttons and icons.

Downloading the Software

To download the software:

1. Connect Proface panel to Blue software via USB cable.

2. Open program file and press the “download to device” button.

3. Connect controller to iTools via Ethernet cable.

4. Open new EPC2000 Heat Cool template and download to device.

5. Bring out of manual mode.

Before proceeding, press the “setpoint programmer” icon on the HMI screen.

Selecting a Program

To select a program:

1. Press the “select program” button to change the selected program.

Any programs created in iTools can be selected from here.

Editing a Program

If required, edit the program as follows

1. Press the “program edit (spanner)” button to edit variables of whole

program.

2. Press in a segment area to edit that segment.

3. Within segment edit press the “type” button to change type.

4. To edit another segment, press the “back” icon then select a new segment.

Running a Program

To run a program:

1. Press the “play” icon to run program.

Note: Editing is not possible when program is running.

2. Press the “home” icon to return to controller view.

3. Press the central process value to return to program information overview.

EPC2000 HMI Demo Application Common Issues

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Common Issues

iTools and Controller Issues

Clone file download unsuccessful: Hardware mismatch

In iTools, navigate to: Browse > Instrument > Modules to change the expected IO or

Comms to match actual hardware listed on the side label of the EPC2000 device.

Wire connections between blocks disappear in the clone file

Controller version is likely not supported or is incompatible with latest iTools.

Upgrade the EPC2000 software version for use of iTools clone file. To upgrade, refer

to firmware management upgrade tool.

HMI Issues

HMI panel shows red boxes in the place of values and is not communicating with the

controller.

Possible IP address mismatch. The controller will be shipped with a default IP

address of 192.168.111.222. The HMI IP address needs to be on the same domain

(i.e. 192.168.111.223).

This can be set by:

1. Navigate to Settings > HMI > Hardware > Down

(until Ethernet1 is reached).

2. Enter new IP address.

3. Reboot.

Figure 12 Target Screen

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